another man’s war The True Story of One Man’s Battle to Save Children in the Sudan © 2009 by Sam Childers All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Thomas Nelson, Inc., titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail
[email protected]. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken from THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION. © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations also taken from HOLMAN CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE. © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 by Broadman and Holman Publishers. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-59555-424-6 (tp) Library of Congress Control Number: 2009921619 ISBN: 978-1-59555-162-7 (hardcover) Printed in the United States of America 11 12 13 14 15 QG 5 4 3 2 1 To all the amazing, courageous children of Uganda and Southern Sudan contents 1. Notes from the Front 2. Whatever It Takes 3. A Lot of Stuff 4. Never Stand Away 5. Money, Missions, and Mercenaries 6. In the Wilderness 7. Anatomy of a Rescue 8. The Call 9. In the Palm of His Hand 10. War of the Words 11. Word Gets Out 12.